Volunteering

Support the public library & have fun too by being part of the annual Village Renaissance Faire for the benefit of the public library! This all volunteer community event has attracted over 10,000 in only one weekend. We can use your help to bring history alive through interactive performances, crafts, and activities. Volunteer opportunities are available during the faire which runs 11-6 daily. We ask volunteers to work anywhere between 2 to 8 hours a day, between the hours of 10:30 & 6:30, your choice.

WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, the 3rd weekend of September (exact dates announced yearly)

WHERE: Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, 576 Penns Park, Wrightstown, PA 18940. Click here for directions. We are less than one mile off either Routes 413 or Routes 232, just north of both Richboro and Newtown.

WHY: FUN, supports the Library—also great for community service credits

If you volunteer, you will receive free entry into the faire. All I need is your commitment to volunteer and we will provide you with free entry. Also, since many have asked, Dress up is not required but is available for free if you wish to do so. We only ask that you wear neutral colors. MORE specifics on location and free entry will follow the week before the faire.

Briefly, the volunteer options are:

Garb loaner—overseeing costumes and allowing attendees to dress up for free during the faire (inside by the live music stage);

Kids-Kingdom- free interactive play area adjacent to the Chess Board, Middle East Dance Stage, and Food Court)

ATTENTION ADULT VOLUNTEERS

Recent and extensive changes to Act 15 of 2015 have amended provisions of the Child Protective Services Law and those changes directly impact ADULT volunteers who are responsible for a child’s welfare or who have “direct volunteer contact” with children.

We ask that all ADULT volunteers obtain three clearances (two of which are free of charge) and the third which can be waived if the adult has resided in Pennsylvania for 10 years and will sign a standard affidavit. The websites are very simple and user friendly but the Library will help anyone who wishes to obtain clearances but feels they need assistance to complete the process through the websites.

The required background checks for ADULT volunteers described above are as follows:

Copies of these can be handed into the Village Library of Wrightstown, 727 Penns Park Road, Wrightstown, PA 18940, or emailed to fairedirector@hotmail.com.

For adults that wish to volunteer but prefer not to obtain the clearances, please feel free to contact us if you fall into this situation. We firmly believe everyone should have an opportunity to volunteer in a meaningful way. It's fun and rewarding.